Electrically heated massage device



Jan. 4, 1955 B. A. SIMMONS 2,698,617

ELECTRICALLY HEATED MASSAGE DEVICE Filed Oct. 5. 1953 4 fura/#why 5mm United States Patent O FPce z,9s,s11 ELECTRICALLY HEATED MASSAGE DEVICE Bethel A. simmons, woede-uff, wie. Application october s, 1953, serial No. 384,169

3 claims. (ci. 12s-24.1)

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural relinements in massaging devices, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described? which is electrically heated, so that facial cream, and the like, may be properly liquied and massaged in a gentle manner into the pores of the skin to safeguard aginst the formation of wrinkles, and the like.

An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of thermally responsive means for indicating the operating heat of the device, said means including a heat indicator which is conveniently housed in the handle with which the device is equippedz`vv Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its eliicient and dependable operation and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and feature in view, and such other objects and features as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: l

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional'view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure l and illustrating the heat indicating means at its low heat position; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view, similar to that shown in Figure 2, but illustrating the heat indicating means at its high heat position. i

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views. l

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the massaging device is designated generally by the reference character and embodies in its construction a substantially circular disk-shaped housing 12 having a side wall 14, a removable, flanged cover 16 and a convex bottom 18, as will be clearly apparent.

The cover 16 is removably secured to the side wall 14 of the housing 12 by suitable screws 20 and a layer of insulating material 22 is provided at the inside of the side Wall 14, as shown.

A horizontal partition of mica or similar material 24 separates the main body portion from the bottom portion of the housing, whereby to divide the interior of the housing into a relatively large upper chamber 26 and a relatively small bottom chamber 28. The mica sheet or partition 24 is sustained in-position in the housing by an annular bead or ring 30 with which the side wall 14 of the housing is equipped, and it will be observed that the upper chamber 26 of the housing contains a suitable electric heating element 32 which is electrically connected 2,698,617 Patented Jan. 4, 1955 A thermostatic cut-out switch 36 is connected in Yseries with ther'heating element 32 so as to prevent the element from generating excessive heat, and it will be also observed that the entire upper chamber 26 of the housing is filledjwith insulating material 38.

,Asubstantially semi-circular handle 40 is suitably secured to the top of the cover 16 and is provided at one side thereof with a recess 42. A thermally responsive, bimetallic strip 44 is secured at one end thereof to the bottom 18 of the housing, and is disposed within the lower chamber 28. The other end of the bi-metallic strip 44 is operatively "connected to or otherwise engages thc lower end of a vertically extending rod 46 which is slid` able through the housing and has the upper end portion thereof disposed in the recess 42. The upper extremity of the rod 46 is provided with an indicating element 48 which is movable vertically over a heat indicating scale 50 with which the recess 42 is inscribed.

Thus, responding to the bending or iiexing of the bimetallic strip 44 under the inuence of heat, the rod 46 will be slid upwardly or downwardly as the case may be, and the element 48 will indicate on the scale 50 either a high degree or alow degree of heat.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device willbe readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. An electrically heated massage device comprising: a housing having a substantially convex bottom, a handle provided on the top of said housing, an electric heating element disposed in said housing, and means for delivering electric current to said element, said handle being provided with fa recess having a heat indicating scale inscribed therein, a thermally responsive bi-metallic strip disposed in said housing and secured at one end thereof to said bottom, an upwardly extending rod slidable through said housing and having its upper end portion projecting into said recess, and an indicator element provided at the upper end of said rod and movable over said scale.

2. A massage device comprising a housing, means for heating said? housing, a handle mounted on the housing and having a recess therein, a temperature indicating member slidable in the housing and operable in the recess, and temperature responsive means in the housing operatively connected to said member.

3. A massage device comprising a circular housing including a fiat top and a convex bottom, electric heating means in the housing, an arcuate handle having its ends in abutting engagement with the top and fixed thereon, said handle having a recess in one end portion, a temperature indicating rod slidable in the housing and operable in the recess, and means in the housing for actuating said rod.

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